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Gani Adams Says Terrorists Have Infiltrated South-West In Looming Crisis, Plan To Attack, Oyo, Lagos, Others

Adams issued the warning during an interview with Central TV, monitored by SaharaReporters, at his Lagos residence.

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has raised the alarm over what he described as escalating security threats across Nigeria, warning that the South-West region has been infiltrated by armed groups planning coordinated attacks.

Adams issued the warning during an interview with Central TV, monitored by SaharaReporters, at his Lagos residence.

According to him, recent incidents across the country show “a serious security threat” that must be urgently addressed.

“We are in a situation that our country is on a serious security threat. What is happening in most of the states now calls for concern,” Adams said.

“We got information from a very serious authority that we have been highly infiltrated in the South-West by these terrorists in most of the communities in Yorubaland.”

He claimed that activities in nearby Kogi and Kwara states indicated that armed groups were testing strategies ahead of larger operations.

“Kogi and Kwara are like buffer zones to the South-West, and what they are doing there is just to test the ground to start the major attacks,” he alleged.

“The information at our disposal is that they want to attack Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos State.”

When pressed to identify the groups allegedly behind the threats, Adams linked them to various armed factions operating in parts of northern Nigeria, but emphasised that his claims were based on information he received from unnamed sources.

“They are the same people you see attacking people every day in various parts of the country. In some cases you call them bandits, in some cases Fulani herdsmen,” he said.

“But when you talk of international terrorist organisations, we have ISIS and ISWAP in Nigeria. We also have Boko Haram. These are the main groups, but we have different pockets that broke away from them.”

He further claimed that foreign actors were involved in coordinating some of the alleged activities.

“I can tell you authoritatively that this thing is being coordinated by some foreigners. It goes beyond Nigerians,” he asserted.

Adams attributed the motivations behind the attacks to a mix of political, economic and ethnic factors, noting that each group had its own ideology and objectives.

Commenting on the security situation in the Middle Belt, Adams expressed surprise at recent remarks reportedly made by the Benue State Governor dismissing claims of religious persecution.

“I was shocked,” he said. “Even we that are not living in the Middle Belt are seriously concerned about the incidents happening in Benue and Plateau states. On a daily basis, we get information of attacks in different communities.”

He argued that the pattern of ongoing violence in some communities could reasonably be interpreted as targeted aggression.

“I don’t know how this man wants to classify genocide,” Adams added. “When a race is attacking another race, trying to wipe them out of a system or community, or state there is no way you wouldn’t classify it as genocide.”

Security agencies have not yet responded to Adams’ claims.

 

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